serious criminal offence

Also defined in

• Directive (EU) 2023/977 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on the exchange of information… 32023L0977, Article 2, point (3)
  any of the following: (a) an offence as referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA; (b) an offence as referred to in Article 3(1) or (2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794
• Regulation (EU) 2019/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for… 32019R0817, Article 4, point (22)
  an offence which corresponds or is equivalent to one of the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, if it is punishable under national law by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years;
• Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European… 32018R1240, Article 3(1), point (16)
  an offence which corresponds or is equivalent to one of the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, if it is punishable under national law by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years;
• Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit… 32017R2226, Article 3(1), point (25)
  an offence which corresponds or is equivalent to one of the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, if it is punishable under national law by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years